Order

Sloths and Anteaters

Pilosa

11 species in our catalog · found in 69 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPilosa (Sloths and Anteaters)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Bradypus variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cyclopes didactylus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Choloepus hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tamandua mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Choloepus didactylus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tamandua tetradactyla

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bradypus tridactylus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cyclopes ida

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cyclopes dorsalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyclopes thomasi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sloths and Anteaters

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	>90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~70%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
2	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~50%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~90%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~60%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
4	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~50%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
6	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~80%
	Northern Tamandua			~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~40%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
11	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~70%
	Giant Anteater			~70%
12	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~70%
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			~70%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
15	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			~30%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
16	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Pale-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
17	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
18	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
19	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~60%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
20	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
21	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	~50%
	Giant Anteater			~20%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~50%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
23	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
24	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~50%
	Giant Anteater			~40%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
26	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
27	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	~40%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Pale-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
28	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%
30	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
31	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	6	~30%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~10%
	Giant Anteater			~10%
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
32	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
35	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
36	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~30%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
37	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
38	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
39	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
40	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
41	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
42	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
43	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~20%
44	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
45	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
46	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
47	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
48	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
49	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
50	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
51	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
52	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
53	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
54	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Giant Anteater			~10%
55	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
56	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
57	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
58	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
59	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
60	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
61	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
62	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
63	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
64	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
65	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
66	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
67	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
68	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
69	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data